Originally, Xu Heshan wanted to personally take Xie Yunjiao and others in, but when they were halfway there, Xu Heshan suddenly had something urgent to do and hurriedly left on horseback.

When he left, he said he would arrange for someone to receive them at the gate of the Hanlin Academy.

When Xie Yunjiao and the others arrived, there was indeed someone waiting for them. It was a young man who said he was Zhang Sheng and that he had come to receive them under Xu Heshan's order.

Zhang Sheng works in the Hanlin Academy and currently works under Xu Heshan, helping Xu Heshan deal with trivial matters in the Hanlin Academy, similar to an assistant in later generations.

Not everyone can enter the Hanlin Academy. Everyone who wants to enter the Hanlin Academy must have a token or an invitation letter.

However, Xie Yunjiao and the others are led by Zhang Sheng, so they don't need to use these.

Zhang Sheng explained to Doudou that Doudou also had a token, but it was still being made, and would be sent to him at Lian Mansion once it was completed.

Doudou responded casually, "Oh," because he didn't really care about it.

He felt that it was better not to come to the Hanlin Academy unless it was necessary, otherwise he would be dizzy from being nagged by Xu Heshan all day long.

After Doudou and Xie Yunjiao entered, they saw many paintings displayed in the courtyard. The paintings were divided into grades A, B, C, and D.

The painting at the door is of the lowest grade, level D, grade five, and the grade increases as you get closer to the inside.

The innermost and middle ones are Class A, first class.

"Doudou, where is your painting?" Xie Yunjiao asked.

Zhang Sheng smiled and told Doudou to look carefully.

Doudou said "oh" and looked at the painting casually.

Xie Yunjiao thought that Doudou had just been accepted into the Hanlin Academy by Xu Heshan. Although his paintings were pretty good for his age, there were so many painters in the Hanlin Academy, so it was considered good that Doudou's paintings could be exhibited.

She started looking from the fifth grade of Class D, but there was no painting of Doudou among all the paintings of the fifth grade of Class D.

Xie Yunjiao thought, it must be in the fourth grade of Class D.

Suddenly, the author of a painting caught Xie Yunjiao's attention.

Ma Jun.

I didn't expect that his paintings could be exhibited, and they were at the fourth level of Class D.

At this moment, a complimenting voice suddenly sounded in Xie Yunjiao's ears.

Following the sound, he looked over and saw Ma Jun and County Magistrate Ma standing in the middle of the crowd.

Ma Jun also passed the provincial examination last year, so he came here to take part in the spring examination this year.

He had just entered the Hanlin Academy, but his paintings were already on display, and they were of the fourth grade of Class D.

Many experienced painters' paintings may not even be up to standard, let alone be exhibited.

As a student who had just joined the Hanlin Academy, it was considered quite good that Ma Jun's paintings could be exhibited.

The people around him were even more enthusiastic in praising him for his youth and potential, saying that he would achieve great things in the future.

Ma Jun and County Magistrate Ma were standing in the crowd, smiling happily, with Ma Jun's eyes flashing with pride.

His reputation as a talented man is not undeserved.

Listening to everyone's praise, he felt relaxed all over, his chin slightly raised, and his nostrils almost exposed to the crowd.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye, and his expression suddenly changed.

How did they get in? Given their identities, where did they get the invitation?

Could it be that he was like the person just now, sneaking in?

After being discovered, he was kicked out in disgrace.

Ma Jun raised his eyebrows and was surrounded by the crowd as he walked towards Xie Yunjiao and the others.

"What a coincidence, are you also invited to come and see the paintings?" Ma Jun said.

When everyone saw Ma Jun greeting Xie Yunjiao and the others, they immediately became interested and began to guess the identities of Doudou and the others.

But none of them knew anyone, and after asking around, no one knew him.

"Mr. Ma, who are they?" someone asked curiously.

Ma Jun raised the corner of his mouth and said, "They are my fellow villagers in Qinghe Town."

He would never tell those people that Doudou and Wu Mingde were the top scorers in last year's provincial examination.

"How did they get in? Do they have an invitation?" someone suddenly said.

The man's words hit the mark exactly what Ma Jun wanted.

Ma Jun deliberately said, "Based on my understanding of them, they probably don't know the talents in the Hanlin Academy."

"That's strange. How could they come in? Could they have sneaked in like the scholar just now?" Someone said as he was about to ask someone to come and drive Doudou and the others away.

"We didn't sneak in, we were..." Xie Yunjiao looked back and saw someone talking to Zhang Sheng, who didn't notice the situation on their side.

"Mr. Gu, Mr. Wu, if you have been invited, please take out the invitation letters immediately, otherwise you will be misunderstood and feel very innocent." Ma Jun said hypocritically.

He just didn't believe they could produce an invitation.

Sure enough, Doudou said, "We don't have an invitation, but we are..."

Before Doudou could finish her words, someone from Ma Jun's group interrupted her: "How shameless! They dare to speak so loudly without an invitation. I'm going to have them kicked out right now."

"Mr. Gu, Mr. Wu, we know each other after all. Why don't you just say that you followed me in. I am from the Hanlin Academy and don't need an invitation." Ma Jun secretly glanced at the waists of Doudou and the others. They didn't have any tokens on their waists, which meant they were not from the Hanlin Academy.

In fact, he didn't know what he was thinking. When he heard Doudou say that he didn't have an invitation letter but looked so confident, he actually had the illusion that Doudou was a member of the Hanlin Academy.

Now that I saw there was no token on his waist, I felt relieved.

Really, why did he have that illusion just now?

"Ma Jun, come here!" County Magistrate Ma had just been chatting with a colleague when he suddenly saw Ma Jun and Xie Yunjiao and her group having a conflict. He hurried over and shouted at Ma Jun.

Ma Jun was a little confused. Why did his father look so frightened?

People like Wu Mingde, even if they were the top scorers, were only scholars. His father held an official position, and he also entered the Hanlin Academy. Not everyone can get in!

If he doesn't take the opportunity to deal with them, he will feel that it is a waste of opportunity!

Magistrate Ma saw that his son was possessed by a demon and that this could be fatal! He hurriedly approached Ma Jun and said in a low voice, "He knows Lord Shen. Lord Shen said that there is a very powerful person above him who wants to protect his family. He cannot offend him easily."

"Dad, you've really grown accustomed to small places and have become timid. Now that my son has entered the Hanlin Academy, not just anyone can enter.

I've only been here for less than half a year, and my paintings have already reached the fourth grade of the D-level. Are you still worried that I won't have any future? Even if it's Master Shen, I'm not afraid. "

What Ma Jun said was not entirely false. They did have the ability to be proud. It was not easy to enter the Hanlin Academy.

His son will achieve great things in the future!

But why did he feel so uneasy? He always felt that something bad was going to happen.